European Beat: Stay positive’ UK dealers told
UK trade body, the Music Industries Association, is forecasting further turbulence for the UK market, as it continues to reposition itself within a modern retail environment. The overall message from…
Levy’s Appoints Burger International Sales Manager
Levy’s Leathers has appointed Ted Burger as Levy’s international sales manager. Burger is a former professional guitarist and graduate of the State University of New York at Fredonia with a…
Veteran Kurzweil Sales & Product Manager Joins AM&S Team
American Music & Sound has retained Jeff Dunmire to be its nation sales manager as a part of AM&S’ recent acquisition of the distribution for Kurzweil Home Pianos. Dunmire, a…
Yamaha Takes Home Four Dealers’ Choice Awards
Yamaha's John Schauer, Nithin Cherian, and Tom Sumner recieve the trophy for "Sound Reinforcement Line of the Year" from MMR executive editor Christian Wissmuller – one of four Dealers' Choice Awards won…
D’Addario Team Receives MMR Dealers’ Choice Award
D'Addario once again wins "Accessory Line of the Year": Jim D'Addario, Peter D'Addario, Ari Simon, MMR editor Christian Wissmuller, and John D'Addario III.
ROLI Names Stein Head of Sales Americas, Launches Equator Synth
ROLI, design-led music technology leader and developer of the award-winning Seaboard GRAND, today announced that Gregg Stein will join the ROLI team as head of Sales, Americas. This follows a breakthrough…
ADJ Group Invites Dealers to VIP Pre-NAMM Event
Taking place on January 21 from 1-5pm at ADJ’s global headquarters in California, the open day will showcase the range of new products to be launched at NAMM 2015, which…
Music Group Adds Full Compass as Full-Line Dealer
Music Group welcomes Full Compass as the newest full-line reseller for its Behringer- and Bugera-branded MI products. As a significant partner in Music Group’s expanding dealer network, Full Compass will carry…
Sweetwater Alleges its Content has been Plagiarized by More than 70 MI Retailers
Sweetwater Sound, Inc. issued the following press release in early 2015 regarding alleged theft of the company’s intellectual property: Sweetwater Sound Inc. continues to be victimized by the misappropriation of…
FMIC Sells KMC Music’s Percussion Brands & Ovation Guitars to Drum Workshop
Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC) has announced that its subsidiary KMC Music, Inc. has sold its owned and licensed percussion brands, including Gretsch® Drums, Latin Percussion®, Toca® Percussion, KAT® Percussion…
Bill’s Music Becomes Full Line D’Angelico Dealer
Bill's Music in Baltimore, MD recently became a full line D'Angelico dealer. To celebrate and to unveil the instruments, Bill's hosted a clinic & guitar sale on Black Friday featuring…
Orange Names Garza National Sales Manager
Orange Amplification promoted James Garza to national sales manager, effective January 1st 2015. Garza joined Orange in November 2013 as a West Coast regional sales manager and already he has contributed…